Reply #65: Happens all the time (people disagreeing here). [View All]

[bemildred]

I don't really have a position on the case in the OP, I am content to let the courts decide that. And I'm not against rescuers having some protections from lawsuits that have no merit, or from unfortunate consequences that are demonstrably not their fault, or from ruinous judgments, but I disagree that they should have blanket protection from liability for their actions. In the case of professionals like yourself, as with doctors, I think the use of tort law to correct malpractice is not very effective, and sometimes fraudulently applied; but still an injured party with a good case deserves to be able to seek redress in court.